The study of human cognitive processing and planning in the solution of geographic problems using artificial intelligence techniques
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1990
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Leroux, Joseph Georges Paul
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The objectives of this research are to explore the mechanisms involved in geographic problem solving, the representations necessary to support such reasoning, and to build and test a model of human geographic planning using AI programming techniques. The blackboard paradigm is used to implement the artificial intelligence planner because of its opportunistic nature, one which closely resembles the characteristics of human planning. The tourist information planning domain is a practical example of geographic planning. The system described in this research was designed to assist travel counsellors in a human-like fashion. A prototype was constructed to demonstrate the useful planning capabilities of this approach.